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It's not, though. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 01/02/2010 03:06:10 PM
If you consider America as consisting of three parts (i.e. with a separate Central-America), it makes most sense to put Mexico into that central one. If you view it as having only two parts, well, yeah... :P


If we are going to use the term North-America, then we are discussing continents and not cultural zones(in which parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona would more fully belong to "Central America". Since, according to modern definition there are seven continents, Mexico must fall into one of them. And it currently falls into North America. For instance, the economic zone, NAFTA includes Mexico.

According to modern geographical definition, everything up to the borders of Panama with Colombia is North America.

So three parts would work for non geographical-standard definitions. But once we start using terms like North America then it's not defensible.
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According to Phelix (Jono), Mexicans are not North Americans *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:26:00 AM 435 Views
Heh, oddly enough, that was my first choice for an example of FML. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:35:51 AM 544 Views
In Jono defense he was going to consume some tequila about 15 mins after he made this comment Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:39:37 AM 551 Views
The intent to drink tequila is evidence of existing impairment. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:44:47 AM 555 Views
personally I am a vodka fan Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:49:26 AM 540 Views
Agreed; good scotch is perhaps best though. Joel - 29/01/2010 02:00:07 AM 619 Views
He just repeated it comes from under the ground several times *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 02:04:20 AM 256 Views
Well, if that's the best he can do I can think of many rebuttals as good or better. Joel - 29/01/2010 02:48:53 AM 533 Views
Well, Mexico is often considered Central-America, so it's defensible... Legolas - 29/01/2010 01:43:57 AM 561 Views
I think of Mexico as distinct from Central America. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:47:29 AM 588 Views
North America is a contient, South America is a contient there are two parts not three Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:51:06 AM 555 Views
Kinda interesting. Culturally, I'd imagine Mexico has more in common with the south than the north beetnemesis - 29/01/2010 01:54:00 AM 576 Views
Which part? Joel - 29/01/2010 02:47:56 AM 548 Views
Yes, but SINCE then beetnemesis - 29/01/2010 08:41:31 AM 554 Views
Again, it depends where you are. Joel - 29/01/2010 11:25:11 AM 564 Views
It is often considred Latin American *NM* random thoughts - 29/01/2010 03:53:07 AM 248 Views
That's something else. Legolas - 29/01/2010 10:37:33 AM 538 Views
Yes I know what Latin American means random thoughts - 29/01/2010 01:45:12 PM 577 Views
Wrongly so. The bulk of Mexico lies on the North American Plate. Vodalus - 29/01/2010 04:19:19 AM 590 Views
That was my first thought, too *NM* ironclad - 29/01/2010 08:44:47 AM 250 Views
It's not, though. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 03:06:10 PM 621 Views
He's pretty, it's true. But what he says is not. *NM* LiterateDog - 29/01/2010 01:59:46 AM 261 Views
He is pretty *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 02:03:20 AM 257 Views
I'm going to disregard that entirely. Lord Gaidin - 29/01/2010 06:28:18 AM 606 Views
Gays also aren't North American. They're not even humans. *NM* callandor1000 - 29/01/2010 11:09:39 PM 258 Views
I thought Iran was the only place that didn't have gays *NM* random thoughts - 30/01/2010 02:22:51 AM 255 Views
No I am pretty sure that gays don't exist in the Armed Forces as well *NM* Roland00 - 30/01/2010 02:28:59 AM 240 Views
Re: No I am pretty sure that gays don't exist in the Armed Forces as well callandor1000 - 30/01/2010 06:41:18 PM 569 Views
we can't be sue because we can't ask *NM* random thoughts - 30/01/2010 07:58:51 PM 257 Views
it is a binary question there is as an answer yes or no Roland00 - 30/01/2010 11:27:20 PM 562 Views
looks like they could possibly be changing soon random thoughts - 01/02/2010 05:29:25 PM 539 Views
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